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<h1>hCard Examples in the wild</h1>
<h1>hCard Examples in the wild</h1>
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* [http://bergantinedesign.us Bergantine Design] has contact information marked up with hCard throughout the site
* [http://bergantinedesign.us Bergantine Design] has contact information marked up with hCard throughout the site
* [http://www.codesignville.com/ Codesignville] uses hCard for his contact details.
* [http://www.codesignville.com/ Codesignville] uses hCard for his contact details.
* [http://fan-expo.com/Contactez-nous,2  Forum des Acteurs du Numérique] (a French trade show and exhibition dedicated to content management) uses hCard for contact information (exhibition staff and exhibitors). It also makes use of hCalendar as well as rel-tag when relevant.
* [http://fan-expo.com/Contactez-nous,2  Forum des Acteurs du Numérique] (a French trade show and exhibition dedicated to content management) uses hCard for contact information (exhibition staff and exhibitors). It also makes use of hCalendar as well as rel-tag when relevant.
* [http://www.corewhisperer.com/  The Core Whisperer] (Paul Ransom) Geological Services uses hCard for contact information.
* [http://www.corewhisperer.com/  The Core Whisperer] (Paul Ransom) Geological Services uses hCard for contact information.
* [http://chairmanship.mfa.md/en/ The regional presidencies] of Republic of Moldova to the SEECP, CEI, MAG-RACVIAC, SEEHN, CEFTA uses hCard on [http://chairmanship.mfa.md/seecp-contacts/ contacts pages]
* [http://chairmanship.mfa.md/en/ The regional presidencies] of Republic of Moldova to the SEECP, CEI, MAG-RACVIAC, SEEHN, CEFTA uses hCard on [http://chairmanship.mfa.md/seecp-contacts/ contacts pages]
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*[http://www.xoxiety.com/about.html Xoxiety] uses hCards on its about page, linking data from a within a block of text.
*[http://www.xoxiety.com/about.html Xoxiety] uses hCards on its about page, linking data from a within a block of text.
*[http://yedda.com Yedda] - Yedda provides hcard based identities on all of the people's profiles
*[http://yedda.com Yedda] - Yedda provides hcard based identities on all of the people's profiles
*[http://openid.ne.jp OpenID.ne.jp] First OpenID provider service in Japan(日本語). Each personal  OpenID page (ex:[http://eouia.openid.ne.jp http://eouia.openid.ne.jp]) is marked up as his hCard. And there is a company hCard on every page, too.
*[http://openid.ne.jp OpenID.ne.jp] First OpenID provider service in Japan(日本語). Each personal  OpenID page (ex:[http://eouia.openid.ne.jp http://eouia.openid.ne.jp]) is marked up as his hCard. And there is a company hCard on every page, too.
* [http://www.goldenglovepromotions.com/ Golden Glove Promotions] used hcards on the footer of every page to store contact information.
* [http://www.goldenglovepromotions.com/ Golden Glove Promotions] used hcards on the footer of every page to store contact information.
* Australian national news sites The Australian and Australian IT use hCard on their contact pages: [http://www.theaustralian.com.au/contactus The Australian (contact us)] and [http://www.australianit.news.com.au/contactus Australian IT (contact us)]
* Australian national news sites The Australian and Australian IT use hCard on their contact pages: [http://www.theaustralian.com.au/contactus The Australian (contact us)] and [http://www.australianit.news.com.au/contactus Australian IT (contact us)]
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* The [http://www.bayofislands.net/ Bay of Islands] site has implemented hCard on all listing pages, eg: [http://www.bayofislands.net/accommodation/backpackers/saltwater-lodge/ Saltwater Lodge]
* The [http://www.bayofislands.net/ Bay of Islands] site has implemented hCard on all listing pages, eg: [http://www.bayofislands.net/accommodation/backpackers/saltwater-lodge/ Saltwater Lodge]
* [http://people.cs.uchicago.edu/~mpschaef/index.html Merrick Schaefer] is psyched to use hCard on his homepage for his contact info.
* [http://people.cs.uchicago.edu/~mpschaef/index.html Merrick Schaefer] is psyched to use hCard on his homepage for his contact info.
* Christian Hess (from San José, Costa Rica) has an hCard in his [http://www.hess-cr.com home page], [http://www.hess-cr.com/utilidades/correo.shtml#postal contact] and [http://www.hess-cr.com/secciones/curriculum/datos.shtml personal résumé] pages (all in Spanish). He also recommends using the [https://addons.mozilla.org/es-ES/firefox/addon/4106 Operator] extension in Firefox to check them out.
* Christian Hess (from San José, Costa Rica) has an hCard in his [http://www.hess-cr.com home page], [http://www.hess-cr.com/utilidades/correo.shtml#postal contact] and [http://www.hess-cr.com/secciones/curriculum/datos.shtml personal résumé] pages (all in Spanish). He also recommends using the [https://addons.mozilla.org/es-ES/firefox/addon/4106 Operator] extension in Firefox to check them out.
* [http://www.JamPlanet.com Jam Planet] uses hCard in Contact Us page; application can generate hCard for a contact.
* [http://www.JamPlanet.com Jam Planet] uses hCard in Contact Us page; application can generate hCard for a contact.
* [http://www.anisfield-wolf.org/ The Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards], designated specifically to recognize works addressing issues of racism and diversity, uses hCard for the author bios of [http://www.anisfield-wolf.org/Winners/PastWinners/ past winners].
* [http://www.anisfield-wolf.org/ The Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards], designated specifically to recognize works addressing issues of racism and diversity, uses hCard for the author bios of [http://www.anisfield-wolf.org/Winners/PastWinners/ past winners].
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* [http://sxsw07.conferenceer.com/people Conferenceer] lists panelists and participants to the 2007 South by Southwest interactive conference in hCard format
* [http://sxsw07.conferenceer.com/people Conferenceer] lists panelists and participants to the 2007 South by Southwest interactive conference in hCard format
* [http://news.stanford.edu Stanford News] (Redesign)  hCard in the footer on every page as well as markup for every staff member on the Staff page.
* [http://news.stanford.edu Stanford News] (Redesign)  hCard in the footer on every page as well as markup for every staff member on the Staff page.
* [http://www.wikiservice.at/fractal/wikidev.cgi?FR/EveMoreau Valérie-Eve Moreau] has an hCard on her wiki-homepage.
* [http://www.wikiservice.at/fractal/wikidev.cgi?FR/EveMoreau Valérie-Eve Moreau] has an hCard on her wiki-homepage.
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_George%27s_Minster%2C_Doncaster St George's Minster, Doncaster, on Wikipedia]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_George%27s_Minster%2C_Doncaster St George's Minster, Doncaster, on Wikipedia]
* AOL Journals publishes hCards for authors. [http://journals.aol.com/carowill/whats-happening Example]
* AOL Journals publishes hCards for authors. [http://journals.aol.com/carowill/whats-happening Example]
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* [[Christophe Ducamp]]'s hCard based on    [http://www.wikiservice.at/fractal/wikidev.cgi?FR/MicroFormats/ChristopheDucamp wiki personal page] of a wiki-branch which could be dedicated to seed a french group to support microformats. Thanks to Laurent Lunati for the CSS. You can [http://www.wikiservice.at/fractal/wikidev.cgi?action=edit&id=FR/MicroFormats/ChristopheDucamp edit it]. Any suggestions welcome.
* [[Christophe Ducamp]]'s hCard based on    [http://www.wikiservice.at/fractal/wikidev.cgi?FR/MicroFormats/ChristopheDucamp wiki personal page] of a wiki-branch which could be dedicated to seed a french group to support microformats. Thanks to Laurent Lunati for the CSS. You can [http://www.wikiservice.at/fractal/wikidev.cgi?action=edit&id=FR/MicroFormats/ChristopheDucamp edit it]. Any suggestions welcome.
* [http://www.matthewwest.co.uk Matthew West] has an hCard on his [http://www.matthewwest.co.uk/email contact] page.
* [http://www.matthewwest.co.uk Matthew West] has an hCard on his [http://www.matthewwest.co.uk/email contact] page.
*[http://www.webmaster.waw.pl Paweł Wrzosek] Freelance webdeveloper`s portfolio
*[http://www.webmaster.waw.pl Paweł Wrzosek] Freelance webdeveloper`s portfolio
*[http://www.stanford.edu/ Stanford.edu] hCard markup is included in the footer of the homepage and all subsequent pages within the /home directory.
*[http://www.stanford.edu/ Stanford.edu] hCard markup is included in the footer of the homepage and all subsequent pages within the /home directory.
*[http://openid.ne.jp OpenID.ne.jp] First OpenID provider service in Japan(日本語). Each personal  OpenID page (ex:[http://eouia.openid.ne.jp http://eouia.openid.ne.jp]) is marked up as his hCard. And there is a company hCard on every page, too.
*[http://openid.ne.jp OpenID.ne.jp] First OpenID provider service in Japan(日本語). Each personal  OpenID page (ex:[http://eouia.openid.ne.jp http://eouia.openid.ne.jp]) is marked up as his hCard. And there is a company hCard on every page, too.
* [http://www.qwertycars.co.uk/garages/mechanics-near-tadworth-kt20.aspx UK Car Garages] Address of car mechanics in the UK, in hCard format.
* [http://www.qwertycars.co.uk/garages/mechanics-near-tadworth-kt20.aspx UK Car Garages] Address of car mechanics in the UK, in hCard format.
* [http://www.columbiaautomation.com/sub/contact.php Columbia Automation]'s About Us page every employee marked up as an hCard, as well as having a company hCard with geo information.
* [http://www.columbiaautomation.com/sub/contact.php Columbia Automation]'s About Us page every employee marked up as an hCard, as well as having a company hCard with geo information.
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* [http://www.raveaboutit.com.au Rave About It]'s business listings use the hCard format.
* [http://www.raveaboutit.com.au Rave About It]'s business listings use the hCard format.
* [http://optics.org/cws/Contact/OurTeam.do optics.org]'s team page.
* [http://optics.org/cws/Contact/OurTeam.do optics.org]'s team page.
* [http://www.robcottingham.ca/contact Rob Cottingham]'s first foray into microformats is an hCard on the contact page of his personal blog. (He was inspired by Tantek Çelik's presentation at Web Directions North 2007.)
* [http://www.robcottingham.ca/contact Rob Cottingham]'s first foray into microformats is an hCard on the contact page of his personal blog. (He was inspired by Tantek Çelik's presentation at Web Directions North 2007.)
* [http://redmonk.net/about-this-site Steve Ivy] - hcard about page, includes the usual suspects + XFN on 'url's, photo, amd geo.
* [http://redmonk.net/about-this-site Steve Ivy] - hcard about page, includes the usual suspects + XFN on 'url's, photo, amd geo.
* [http://seattleu.edu Seattle University] uses hCard on it's front page and most pages that share an official template.  
* [http://seattleu.edu Seattle University] uses hCard on it's front page and most pages that share an official template.  
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* [http://www.msiinet.com/contact/ MSI Systems Integrators] has its &quot;Contact MSI&quot; page encoded with hCards.
* [http://www.msiinet.com/contact/ MSI Systems Integrators] has its &quot;Contact MSI&quot; page encoded with hCards.
* [http://www.coolblue.nl/ Corporate website of Coolblue BV]. hCards were implemented in both the footer of each page, and in the "News" section for press contact information.
* [http://www.coolblue.nl/ Corporate website of Coolblue BV]. hCards were implemented in both the footer of each page, and in the "News" section for press contact information.
* [http://www.besancon.fr/index.php?p=32 Official site of Besançon (France)] uses hCard for each page concerning the small towns surrounding Besançon.
* [http://www.besancon.fr/index.php?p=32 Official site of Besançon (France)] uses hCard for each page concerning the small towns surrounding Besançon.
* [http://2006.dconstruct.org/speakers/ d.Construct 2006 conference speakers list] is implemented using hCards.
* [http://2006.dconstruct.org/speakers/ d.Construct 2006 conference speakers list] is implemented using hCards.
* [http://local.yahoo.com Yahoo Local] now supports hCards for business and places in the search results
* [http://local.yahoo.com Yahoo Local] now supports hCards for business and places in the search results
* [http://learningtheworld.eu/imprint/ Learning the World] has hcard information on the imprint, alas we didn't succeed to mark-up the work phone and fax numbers properly.
* [http://learningtheworld.eu/imprint/ Learning the World] has hcard information on the imprint, alas we didn't succeed to mark-up the work phone and fax numbers properly.
* The [http://www.fuckparade.org F’parade] website uses hCard, though I didn't find a type to distinguish mobile and landline phone numbers.
* The [http://www.fuckparade.org F’parade] website uses hCard, though I didn't find a type to distinguish mobile and landline phone numbers.
**Use <code>cell</code> for mobiles.
**Use <code>cell</code> for mobiles.
* [http://www.miranet.nl/contact.htm Miranet Webdesign] have added a hcard to their [http://www.miranet.nl/contact.htm 'contact' page]
* [http://www.miranet.nl/contact.htm Miranet Webdesign] have added a hcard to their [http://www.miranet.nl/contact.htm 'contact' page]
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* [http://www.hoppsan.org/jamesb/blogger/ Barnaby James] has a hCard on his weblog.
* [http://www.hoppsan.org/jamesb/blogger/ Barnaby James] has a hCard on his weblog.
* [http://esa-education.com/schools/map ESA Education] Uses hCards for their 100+ schools and each of the individual school sites.
* [http://esa-education.com/schools/map ESA Education] Uses hCards for their 100+ schools and each of the individual school sites.
* [http://www.thereisnocat.com/#vcard Ralph Brandi] has added an hCard to the sidebar of his weblog as a result of Tantek Çelik's portion of the Microformats presentation at SXSW 2006.
* [http://www.thereisnocat.com/#vcard Ralph Brandi] has added an hCard to the sidebar of his weblog as a result of Tantek Çelik's portion of the Microformats presentation at SXSW 2006.
* [http://www.pierce.ctc.edu/ephone/ Pierce College] -- community college directory uses hCard on all individual directory entries.
* [http://www.pierce.ctc.edu/ephone/ Pierce College] -- community college directory uses hCard on all individual directory entries.
* [http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/webmaster-2006/ the Institutional Web Management Workshop 2006] have marked up all their [http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/webmaster-2006/committee/ speakers with hCard].
* [http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/webmaster-2006/ the Institutional Web Management Workshop 2006] have marked up all their [http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/webmaster-2006/committee/ speakers with hCard].
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* [http://www.southwestern.edu/~ramseyp Pat Ramsey] has his contact information on his blog marked up with hCard. Contact [mailto:ramsey.pat@gmail.com ramsey.pat@gmail.com] if there are any bugs there.
* [http://www.southwestern.edu/~ramseyp Pat Ramsey] has his contact information on his blog marked up with hCard. Contact [mailto:ramsey.pat@gmail.com ramsey.pat@gmail.com] if there are any bugs there.
* [http://www.vyre.com/company/contact-us/ VYRE] is a CMS development company with a "contact us" hCard
* [http://www.vyre.com/company/contact-us/ VYRE] is a CMS development company with a "contact us" hCard
* [http://www.lefdal.cc/info.php Alf KÃ¥re Lefdal] uses hCard in the markup of his contact information
* [http://www.lefdal.cc/info.php Alf Kåre Lefdal] uses hCard in the markup of his contact information
* [http://www.pignwhistle.com.au/ Pig N Whistle, a chain of pubs in Brisbane, Australia] is using hcard to mark up all the contact pages for its outlets and head office
* [http://www.pignwhistle.com.au/ Pig N Whistle, a chain of pubs in Brisbane, Australia] is using hcard to mark up all the contact pages for its outlets and head office
* [http://kollitsch.de/ Patrick Kollitsch] has built his personal Profil as hCard
* [http://kollitsch.de/ Patrick Kollitsch] has built his personal Profil as hCard
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* [http://kinrowan.net/ Cori Schlegel] [http://kinrowan.net/blog/wp/archives/2005/07/08/a-problem-with-the-structured-blogging-plug-in-for-wordpress/ discusses how he has updated] [http://kinrowan.net/blog/contact his contact page with hCard]
* [http://kinrowan.net/ Cori Schlegel] [http://kinrowan.net/blog/wp/archives/2005/07/08/a-problem-with-the-structured-blogging-plug-in-for-wordpress/ discusses how he has updated] [http://kinrowan.net/blog/contact his contact page with hCard]
** INVALID - using 'prefix' instead of 'honorific-prefix' and type's in classnames (in both adr and tel) and has two photo's (the second could be 'logo') --[[User:RyanKing|RyanKing]] 15:15, 5 Jan 2006 (PST)
** INVALID - using 'prefix' instead of 'honorific-prefix' and type's in classnames (in both adr and tel) and has two photo's (the second could be 'logo') --[[User:RyanKing|RyanKing]] 15:15, 5 Jan 2006 (PST)
* [http://landsbank.fo/#hCard Landsbanki Føroya]
* [http://landsbank.fo/#hCard Landsbanki Føroya]
** INVALID - using embedded RDF/XML invalidly
** INVALID - using embedded RDF/XML invalidly


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* [http://dbaron.org/ David Baron]'s home page is marked up with hCard.
* [http://dbaron.org/ David Baron]'s home page is marked up with hCard.
* [http://ajbrown.org/ A.J. Brown]'s home page includes a hidden hCard at the bottom of the page.
* [http://ajbrown.org/ A.J. Brown]'s home page includes a hidden hCard at the bottom of the page.
* [http://tantek.com/ Tantek Çelik]'s home page includes an inline author hCard at the bottom of the page.
* [http://tantek.com/ Tantek Çelik]'s home page includes an inline author hCard at the bottom of the page.
* [http://christophertcressman.com/ Christopher T. Cressman] put his contact details on [http://christophertcressman.com/ Who is Chris Cressman?] and marked them up with hCard.
* [http://christophertcressman.com/ Christopher T. Cressman] put his contact details on [http://christophertcressman.com/ Who is Chris Cressman?] and marked them up with hCard.
* [http://tomleo.com/about.html Tom Leo]'s about page has an hCard. Ya Microformats!
* [http://tomleo.com/about.html Tom Leo]'s about page has an hCard. Ya Microformats!
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===UTF8 Examples===
===UTF8 Examples===
These examples all contain one or more characters in UTF8 that are outside the ASCII7 range and make for excellent test cases to make sure you are handling UTF8 properly throughout your hCard parsing and transforming. And especially if you are generating vCards, these test cases will help you make sure you are generating UTF8 vCards in such a way that can be recognized by UTF8 supporting vCard applications. Sorted roughly alphabetically (per Unicode).
These examples all contain one or more characters in UTF8 that are outside the ASCII7 range and make for excellent test cases to make sure you are handling UTF8 properly throughout your hCard parsing and transforming. And especially if you are generating vCards, these test cases will help you make sure you are generating UTF8 vCards in such a way that can be recognized by UTF8 supporting vCard applications. Sorted roughly alphabetically (per Unicode).
* [http://sphinx.net.ru/author/ Dmitry Dzhus] embedded his UTF8 encoded hCard with Russian characters in «Author» page of his website.
* [http://sphinx.net.ru/author/ Dmitry Dzhus] embedded his UTF8 encoded hCard with Russian characters in «Author» page of his website.
* [http://tantek.com/ Tantek's Thoughts] encodes Çelik as inline UTF8.
* [http://tantek.com/ Tantek's Thoughts] encodes Çelik as inline UTF8.
* [http://technorati.jp/about/contact.html Technorati Japan contact information] encodes Japanese as inline UTF8.
* [http://technorati.jp/about/contact.html Technorati Japan contact information] encodes Japanese as inline UTF8.
* [http://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%8C%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%92%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BC_%D0%9F%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87 Vadym Hetman] (Wikipedia-UK (Ukranian))
* [http://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%8C%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%92%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BC_%D0%9F%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87 Vadym Hetman] (Wikipedia-UK (Ukranian))

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hCard Examples in the wild

Want hCardsHave hCards

This page is an informative section of the hCard specification.

The following sites have published hCards, and thus are a great place to start for anyone looking for examples "in the wild" for inspiration, or try parsing and indexing.

new and uncategorized examples

Have hCard? If you have a site with hCard(s), add it to the top of this list. Include at least one URL to a page that includes actual hCard markup. Examples without direct links hCard(s) will be removed. Check back after a few days, to see if anyone has found any problems with the examples supplied. Note that examples may be categorized and moved to the grouped section below.

You may want to use these buttons on your pages with hCards. See buttons#hCard for any recent additions.

mf_hcard.png   microformat_hcard.png
  • The Brownbook - the open yellow pages The Brownbook is a peer-produced (like a wiki, but not a using a wiki engine) local business search website. It Uses hCard to allow users to export local business contact details to Outlook or other desktop apps, plus for providing detailed maps from Google.
    • Example of a search results page: Hairdressers in Egham
      • suboptimal: Adresses, e.g "2 Station Rd North, Egham, Surrey", are marked up as street-address
    • Example of a single business's details The Hair Emporium.
      • suboptimal: Adresses, e.g "2 Station Rd North, Egham, Surrey", are marked up as street-address
  • Sylphen is a IT-solutions-provider and uses hCards on the Contact
    • invalid two of the three examples lack the required fn or fn org property
  • Wikipedia templates generating Geo
  • reefscape.net Personal blog page that has a hidden hCard in the about section on every page. A vCard can be downloaded using the Technorati service.
    • Hidden.
  • www.cosmotourist.com and www.cosmotourist.de A new German and English portal around travel tips. Using hidden hCard for hotel listings, wherever address data is available.
    • Hidden.
  • Venn uses a hidden hCard on the contact page.
    • Hidden.
  • Last FM has hCards hidden on their profile pages e.g. [12].
    • Hidden.
  • Kriss Watt has hidden an hCard his blog footer.
    • Hidden.
  • Frances Berriman has a hidden vCard in the footers of her website.
    • Hidden.
  • CandleScience Candle Supply added a hidden hcard sitewide.
    • Hidden.
  • Meryl K. Evans has a hidden hCard on her homepage.
    • Hidden.
  • High Flyers Careers, India's first flight-crew placement agency uses microformats for their corporate information page. Using standards couldn't be easier or better.
    • Has honorific prefixes as part of "fn", rather than marked up separatley.
  • Spotstor.com eg - [13] uses hCard on profile pages (where user has elected to show contact information).
  • Natural England (new UK government agency, formed 2006-10-01).
    • No "fn" - which makes it invalid.
  • G3:2 uses hCard with geo tags in the copyright and on the about me page
    • Address data is hidden using CSS.
  • ZDnet Contact Us Page supports hCard.
  • Gerard Braad has published an example on his profile page that is almost consistent with his original vCard file. Also progress is made for transforming his FoaF file to a hCard encoded representation (also done for my spouse:Yong Yuan)
    • (2005-09-27) PASSED, PASSED
    • WARNINGS
      • uses 'n given-name' and 'n family-name' instead of nesting the given- and family- names inside the 'n'
      • has one 'tel' value with a bunch of values stuffed in
      • probably more problems --RyanKing 17:19, 5 Jan 2006 (PST)
  • Cori Schlegel discusses how he has updated his contact page with hCard
    • INVALID - using 'prefix' instead of 'honorific-prefix' and type's in classnames (in both adr and tel) and has two photo's (the second could be 'logo') --RyanKing 15:15, 5 Jan 2006 (PST)
  • Landsbanki Føroya
    • INVALID - using embedded RDF/XML invalidly
  • Yellow Pencil Using microformats to present company contact information
    • First hcard has empty "fn" and no "n". "fn" should be with "org" -- ScottReynen 21:29, 19 Jun 2006 (CST)

examples by category

Want hCard? Get started with writing an hCard using the hCard creator to write up some contact information, validate and publish it, or following the hCard authoring tips to add hCard markup to your current site. Check out this section for similar examples of types of pages that benefit from hCard markup.

This section organizes examples into several rough categories as follows. If an example fits in more than one cateogry, use the *last* matching category in this list that matches the specific hCard example(s) in the wild that you are trying to categorize.

  1. Individuals - one card per person, perhaps sort alphabetically by "family-name". People with their own hCards (typically) on their own site.
  2. Organizations - one card per organization, alphabetical by "fn". Organizations with their own hCard(s) (typically) on their own site.
  3. Institutions - which list more than one person, with a count estimating the # of hCards, e.g. 40k for Avon. Also indicate complexity of information supplied, eg. just name+number vs. complete details. Alphabetically sorted by "org" with perhaps a few individuals listed in a single sub-bullet, comma delimited, sorted by "family-name".
  4. Online Profiles - which host profiles for more than one person, with a count estimating the # of hCards, e.g. 10m+ for Flickr.com. Alphabetically sorted by company / service name.
  5. Online Venues - which provide listings for businesses or organizations, with a count estimating the # of venues, e.g. ~10k for Upcoming.org. Alphabetically sorted by service/site name, with perhaps a few specific venues listed in a single sub-bullet, comma delimited, sorted by "fn".
  6. Speakers Listings - event sites' speakers pages where the speakers are marked up with hCard. Sort by date, sub-grouped by year. Most recent first. Perhaps a few individuals listed in a single sub-bullet each event, comma delimited, sorted by "family-name".
  7. Group Blogs - blogs with multiple authors marked up with hCard
  8. Authors - pages about some other thing, such as books, perhaps reviews etc., which have marked up their authors with hCard
  9. Search Results - results pages from search engines (either generic or for people/organizations) that return people marked up with hCards.

In addition there is a separate "UTF8 Examples" section that can be used to put another link to any hCard examples in the wild which exercise various non-ASCII7 / non-english characters for various property values.

As each section itself become quite large (we might be there already, once we sort through the above "Reviewed Examples"), it will probably be moved to a separate page, leaving its heading here in place, and replacing its contents here with a link to the separate page and perhaps a stats summary.

Individuals

Sort alphabetically by "family-name".

Organizations

Institutions

with some problems:

Online Profiles

Online Venues

  • Sydney Directory Wiki supports hCard and geographical coordinates for locations, e.g. the Sydney Opera House.
  • Airfix Stockists and Distributors, e.g. [14]
    • suboptimal: street-address contains street address, locality and region (e.g. "99 Hobs Moat Rd, Solihull, W. Midlands")
    • suboptimal: postal-code and country-name include preprended commas
    • suboptimal: fn is used; should be fn org

Speakers Listings

2007

to-do: check 2007 presentations as they likely contain links to conferences that marked up their speakers page(s) with hCard.

2006

to-do: check 2006 presentations as they likely contain links to conferences that marked up their speakers page(s) with hCard.

2005

to-do: check 2005 presentations as they likely contain links to conferences that marked up their speakers page(s) with hCard.

Group Blogs

  • The IBM Shortcuts Podcast has authors marked up with hCard but has some problems:
    • hidden: The root hCard element as well as every property contained therein is made invisible through a style attribute containing "position:absolute; visibility:hidden".

Authors

  • LazyLibrary uses author hCard's on every book page. Example: [15]
    • suboptimal Example has an fn of "Dorling Kindersley, David West Reynolds" which should be split into two hCards! (site would also benefit from hReview).

Search Results

  • University of Bath Person Finder results are encoded with hCards so you can easily create a vCard from any result.
    • invalid: attempt to use Implied-N optimization where that's not possible,
    • suboptimal: honorific-prefix could be explicitly marked up
      • Error appears for external users only. Won't be fixed any time soon. -- PhilWilson 00:03, 28 Jan 2006 (GMT)

UTF8 Examples

These examples all contain one or more characters in UTF8 that are outside the ASCII7 range and make for excellent test cases to make sure you are handling UTF8 properly throughout your hCard parsing and transforming. And especially if you are generating vCards, these test cases will help you make sure you are generating UTF8 vCards in such a way that can be recognized by UTF8 supporting vCard applications. Sorted roughly alphabetically (per Unicode).

nickname only

These UTF8 examples only have UTF8 for the "nickname" property and are thus are a bit easier for testing than the previous examples.

non-HTML examples

missing

Examples that used to have one or more hCards but now don't seem to have any. If you do find one, please include direct links to at least two (assuming there are two or more) pages at the referenced site that have one or more hCards.

related pages

The hCard specification is a work in progress. As additional aspects are discussed, understood, and written, they will be added. These thoughts, issues, and questions are kept in separate pages.